Metcalf, Georgia

Metcalf
Village
Metcalf Location within the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°42′1″N 83°59′17″W / 30.70028°N 83.98806°W / 30.70028; -83.98806Coordinates: 30°42′1″N 83°59′17″W / 30.70028°N 83.98806°W / 30.70028; -83.98806
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Thomas
Time zone	Eastern Time Zone (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)

Metcalf is a small village in southwestern Georgia. Near Metcalf there is the WCTV Tower, the tallest structure in Georgia. A lumberyard is located on the main highway. There are two churches located in Metcalf, Friendship Baptist^[1] and Metcalf Methodist Church. Friendship Baptist is one of the oldest congregations in the Georgia Baptist Convention. Founded in 1848 about 2 miles outside of the township of Metcalf it was later moved to the present site in 1890.^[1]

References

1 2 Friendship Baptist Church

Municipalities and communities of Thomas County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Thomasville

Cities	Barwick‡ Boston Coolidge Meigs‡ Pavo‡ Thomasville

Town	Ochlocknee

Unincorporated community	Metcalf

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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